“Free to Choose” by Milton Friedman

Want to be enlightened on a wide range of issues? Check out this interview with Milton Friedman.

Per Capita Income in New Mexico 2005 — More Bad News

When the Bureau of Economic Analysis released its per capita income data for 2005 it looked at first like there might be some good news. The release emphasizes changes in per capita income from 2004 to 2005. And, while New Mexico continues to be near the bottom of the income rankings, its growth was in [...]

RGF’s Spend-o-Meter in the News

As those who regularly visit the Rio Grande Foundation’s main website may be aware, New Mexico’s fiscal year ended on June 30. The end of the fiscal year means that the Foundation’s spend-o-meter cycles back to zero. By this time next year, the state will have spent $12.6 billion.
A recent story in a new, [...]

Property Rights and Prosperity Among Native Americans

This report should be of particular interest to New Mexico. You may be surprised to learn of the history of property rights among Native Americans. If you are a regular reader of this blog and Rio Grande Foundation reports, you will not be surprised to learn that the existence of well-defined property rights and economic [...]

The Rio Grande Foundation doesn’t take a position on smoking, but we do have a few things to say about government officials twisting the truth. I just knew this was the case when the U.S. Surgeon General came out and stated “The debate is over! Secondhand Smoke Kills!”
Of course, no new evidence was given to [...]

Open Letter on Immigration

I have signed on to the following open letter on immigration. The only thing I could add is that our inefficient and ineffective welfare system tends to reduce the benefits of immigration while enabling the “misguided commentary.” Look here to find the many distinguished scholars who signed the letter. Thanks to Alex Tabarrok for putting [...]

Ahnold Needs to Re-Read “Free to Choose,” New Mexico Politicians Should Also Pick up a Copy

It looks like California may be the next state to succumb to “minimum wage madness,” only this time, the Governator, supposedly a big fan of Milton Friedman and his book “Free to Choose” looks to be in on the plan to not only raise the state’s minimum wage, but to index it to inflation. In [...]

Feng Shui 1, Private Property 0

The latest Weekly Alibi features the chilling tale of the Crematorium that nearly killed the Cultural Center.
Bryan Arndt, property owner, made the grave mistake of leasing a lot to Charlie Finegan, business owner–New Mexico Mortuary Service and Riverside Funeral Home, to be exact. Finegan sought to expand his business, creating jobs and new tax [...]

A Moratorium on Property Rights in ABQ?

This is hard to believe. Don Harris seems to suffer from the Fatal Conceit. One wonders what kind of takings our councilors will think of next?

A Fabulous New Find

As a result of the Wall Street Journal’s good editorial (sr) today on immigration, I have discovered this online record of President Reagan’s public papers. Liberty, opportunity, prosperity: check it out.

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